THW ban religious charities conducting proselytisation in developing countries
Info Slide
Proselytisation refers to the process of recruiting or converting people to join a religious faith, typically done in public spaces. Examples include missionaries going door-to-door to spread their faith, or handing out free pamphlets in public.
Grand Final
THBT being apolitical is immoral
Semifinals
THR the trend of historians focusing on great figures instead of common people
Quarterfinals
THW ban religious charities conducting proselytisation in developing countries
Info Slide
Proselytisation refers to the process of recruiting or converting people to join a religious faith, typically done in public spaces. Examples include missionaries going door-to-door to spread their faith, or handing out free pamphlets in public.
Round 5
THO "cut-off culture"
Info Slide
"Cut-off culture" refers to the social phenomenon of figuratively cutting people out of one's life. Anyone from acquaintances, to significant figures which may include but are not limited to; close friends and family members are capable of being cut-off from one's life. This act is most commonly done at, or after the point of conflict/ tension within a relationship, when one decides they no longer want any association with that relationship.
Round 4
The motion for this round has not been released.
Round 3
This House regrets the popularization of culturally significant locations as tourist destinations (e.g. Bali and Central Java in Indonesia, Siem Reap in Cambodia, etc.)
Round 2
Motion: THR the “No Excuses” model of education reform
Info Slide
As a school model, "No Excuses" is focused on control, cultural assimilation, and diminishing rather than embracing or drawing on the strengths of students' cultural backgrounds.
Round 1
THBT the "wise elder" narrative has done more harm than good
Info Slide
Literature, folklore, and cultures all around the world commonly hold conceptions of elders as inherently wise and knowledgeable (e.g., societal norms of elder respect, the wise old woman/man in fables, literary archetypes, etc.)